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Service Court (other)
Service court or service box is the area the served object must land in certain racket sports such as: * Badminton * Pickleball Pickleball is an indoor or outdoor racket/paddle sport where two players (singles), or four players (doubles), hit a perforated hollow polymer ball over a net using solid-faced paddles. Opponents on either side of the net hit the ball back and ... * Tennis {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players per side). Badminton is often played as a casual outdoor activity in a yard or on a beach; formal games are played on a rectangular indoor court. Points are scored by striking the shuttlecock with the racquet and landing it within the opposing side's half of the court. Each side may only strike the shuttlecock once before it passes over the net. Play ends once the shuttlecock has struck the floor or if a fault has been called by the umpire, service judge, or (in their absence) the opposing side. The shuttlecock is a feathered or (in informal matches) plastic projectile which flies differently from the balls used in many other sports. In particular, the feathers create much higher drag, causing the shuttlecock to decelerate more rapidly. Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Service Court (pickleball)
This glossary provides definitions and context for terminology related to, and jargon specific to, the sport of pickleball. Words or phrases in italics can be found on the list in their respective alphabetic sections. 0–9 ;0–0:See '' Zero–Zero'' ;0–0–2 or 0–0–start: See '' Zero–Zero–Two''. A ;Ace:Any ''serve'' that is not returned by the ''receiver'', or, more specifically, a serve that the receiver's paddle never touches. The term, originally used in tennis, has been attributed to American sportswriter Allison Danzig. ;APP:See ''Association of Pickleball Professionals'' ;Approach shot:A shot executed while moving from the ''backcourt'' towards the ''non-volley line''. ;Around-the-post (ATP):A legal shot that travels outside the net posts; its trajectory may be above or below the height of the net. ;Association of Pickleball Professionals:A ''pro pickleball tour'' sanctioned by ''USA Pickleball''. ;At the net:A player positioned at the ''non-volley line''; co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
